J. A. Phillips Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Minden, Louisiana

J. A. Phillips Elementary School in Minden, Louisiana enrolled 429 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 14.7 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

425 students in 2022-23, 444 students in 2023-24, 429 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 29.2.

Students enrolled at J. A. Phillips Elementary School by school year2022-23: 425, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234252023-244442024-25429
Students enrolled at J. A. Phillips Elementary School by school year2022-23: 425, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234252023-244442024-25429
Students enrolled at J. A. Phillips Elementary School by school year2022-23: 425, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234252023-244442024-25429
Students enrolled at J. A. Phillips Elementary School by school year2022-23: 425, 2023-24: 444, 2024-25: 42902004006002022-234252023-244442024-25429
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342523.118.4
2023-2444425.617.3
2024-2542929.214.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 14.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 340 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J. A. Phillips Elementary School enrolled 340 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 340 of the 340 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent23.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.1% of students were Black, 22.4% White, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black68.1%
  2. White22.4%
  3. Two or more races5.6%
  4. Hispanic3.7%
  5. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Minden

3 public elementary schools in Minden report 2024-25 enrollment; J. A. Phillips Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
J. A. Phillips Elementary School42914.775.5%
J. L. Jones Elementary School31817.975.8%
E. S. Richardson Elementary School27516.474.5%

All public schools in Minden →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about J. A. Phillips Elementary School

  1. J. L. Jones Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 318 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. E. S. Richardson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 275 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare J. A. Phillips Elementary School with J. L. Jones Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Webster Parish spends per student$14,561 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,561
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaJ. A. Phillips Elementary School is the number 340 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#340 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about J. A. Phillips Elementary School

  1. How many students attend J. A. Phillips Elementary School?
    429 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 425 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Minden, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at J. A. Phillips Elementary School?
    14.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is J. A. Phillips Elementary School a Title I school?
    J. A. Phillips Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is J. A. Phillips Elementary School in?
    Webster Parish, NCES district ID 2201890. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220189001445 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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